The Running Man – Still a classic.

An excerpt from my script review for The Running Man which will be available 11/19/25: 2.) Plot Stability With a few minor exceptions, this script follows the 1987 version of the film pretty closely. One...

Prey – Can you reboot an original?

An excerpt from my script review for Prey which will be available 11/10/25: 2.) Plot Stability This came out during that magical time after Covid that the Cap’n and I were so fond of. Theaters...

Black Phone 2 – Did we need it?

I really didn’t think I’d like the first Black Phone movie as much as I did. I don’t know if it was the trailers or the fact it was another Blumhouse film,...

Horror Month 2025: Week 4

Feel free to check out Week 3 and make sure to follow along on Twitter: http://x.com/CPeachfuzz Coyotes - I was hoping for a bit more humor and a lot more gore. Instead, I got annoyed by the...

Halloween Double Feature 2025 (Part 2): Cherry Falls – Editing From Hell?

While trying to come up with a movie to team up with Hank with, I ran into a YouTube video talking about horror movies no one has seen. Usually I’ve seen every...

Halloween Double Feature 2025 (Part 1): Cherry Falls – The greatest slasher you’ve never heard of?

Hi all. Happy Halloween!!! It’s the last day of the month that our beloved Cap’n looks forward to all year long…which also means it’s time for another Halloween Double Feature!!! 1.) Marketability of the Idea The...
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Fatman – Should You Give Away the Twist?

An excerpt from my script review for Fatman which will be available 11/30/20: 2.) Plot Stability So the twist… As the Cap’n mentioned in his movie review you have Chris who’s down on his luck,...

Solo: A Star Wars Story – Bitter Much?…Oh and Han Solo!

So after driving for 4 and a half hours in a storm, going to a film festival that didn’t even have my name listed as one of the finalists, and then spending...

Spotlight – Worth All the Fuss?

An excerpt from my script review for Spotlight which will be available 03/07/16: 5.) Format The one thing this script proves to me, is regardless of every industry rule, technique, or requirement, if your...

Write to Reals – The Blind Rage of Peacoat Miller

An excerpt from Reals' script review for The Blind Rage of Peacoat Miller which will be available 03/01/18: Hey guys, The Write to Reals series will now be taking on the wonderful world of...

Gladiator 2 – Script Analysis

Here's a brief look at my review of the Gladiator 2 script available 9/15/14. Feel free to check out my full Gladiator 2 Script Review 6.) What I liked... Like many of my previous reviews,...

Love and Monsters – Create Passionately

An excerpt from my script review for Love and Monsters which will be available 10/19/20: 3.) Quality of Characters Quality of monsters! Okay, I called Joel’s run-ins with these monsters “episodic” in regards to the plot,...

Write to Reals: Alien 3 – Check it out before Romulus?

An excerpt from Reals' script review for Alien 3 which will be available 08/20/24: What Worked The Length - 96 pages (including the title page) was a pretty solid length for this story. I will...

The Circle – Avoiding Plot Pitfalls

An excerpt from my script review for The Circle which will be available 05/01/17: 2.) Plot Stability Delivering on the premise. A woman lands a dream job at a powerful tech company called the Circle,...

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